The Universiade is an important international sporting and cultural festival staged every two years. Governed by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the aim of the Universiade is to promote international peace and cultural exchange among young people through sport.
The word Universiade comes from university and Olympiad, and means Olympic Games for students. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
Numerous Olympic Games athletes have participated in Universiades and the events share much in common – the communal Village, a Games Mascot, sporting conferences and cultural festivals that take place while the games are in progress. The protocol systems for the Olympics and Universiades are similar and both events share an Opening and Closing Ceremony.
Winter Games 17th – 28th February 2007
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Summer Games 8th – 18th August 2007
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